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Thousands flee as rebels reach near Syrian capital

Syrian insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that has seen them take over some of Syria's largest cities, according to media reports citing......

Time We Understood America's Game

Sections of our media and elite take Western reports/judgements at face value and are ready to condemn the targets without understanding the deeper power linkages behind such actions, asserts......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Al-Qaeda Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

... and there is no stopping its pan-Islamic agenda, cautions Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Women shoot a damaged picture of Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli, Syria, December 8, 2024 after he fled......

Is Tamil Nadu Heading For A Jallikattu 2.0 Moment?

The recent 'revelation' by TN fishers freed by Sri Lanka after they had paid up Lankan rupees 50,000 each in fines, that their hair was tonsured in prison and they were forced to remove their......

'We Are Frittering Away The Demographic Dividend'

'it's not just youth in India who are left behind because of their inability to find jobs; nearly two-thirds of Indian women of working ages do not participate at all in the paid labour force.'......

Rise and fall in oil production and consumption

It was a "turbulent year" for global oil markets according to BP's Statistical Review of World Energy. Libya's civil war and the Arab spring played a part in crimping supplies and prices rose by 40......

Facebook can change govt-people talks: Zuckerberg

Noting that Facebook was not originally meant to be a company, its founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg has said he now wants it to change the way people relate to their governments and to help them......

Thomas Cook in debt crisis

Leisure and travel specialist Thomas Cook's shares tumbled nearly 70 per cent on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday as it announced it was in talks with banks to increase its borrowings to tide......

Twitter to take India election innovations global

US social networking company Twitter is planning to replicate parts of its India election strategy across countries that go to polls this year, after it emerged as a key tool for politicians and......

Dua, Zuneyra, Ilai: What These Celeb Baby Names Mean

This year saw a lot of celebrities embracing parenthood, and they have given the Class of 2024 some unusual names. While we're still waiting to see many of them, Namrata Thakker decodes these......

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'......

10 OTT shows for You

The OTT menu is sparkling with brand new goodies. Here are Sukanya Verma's 10 recommendations for thE week. OTT SHOWS GUIDE AliveWhere to watch: NetflixLanguage: Korean (with subtitles) Nobody......

Want the perfect movie holiday? Click here!

The best of India and the Middle East, now at the Dharamsala Film Festival. Mountains. Movies. And a possible glimpse of the Dalai Lama. Yes, one can have it all at the Dharamsala International......

PIX: Alcaraz powers past Berrettini into quarters, Tsitsipas exits

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his Wimbledon fourth round match against Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Monday. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Top seed Carlos Alcaraz roared into......

Qatar World Cup: A showcase for political tensions

'Qatari authorities have had to tread a fine balance over Iran and Palestine but, in the end, the tournament once again puts Qatar at the center of regional diplomacy' IMAGE: Fans hold up a shirt......

Morocco is on the cusp of creating history against high-flying Portugal

IMAGE: Morocco rode a wave of passionate support and kept the World Cup dreams of the Arab world alive. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters After springing the latest World Cup upset in a......

Aus favourites, but T20 WC is anyone's for the taking

IMAGE: Australian players celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC mens Twenty20 World Cup final match against New Zealand, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, on November......

FIFA World Cup PHOTOS: Morocco script history, stun Portugal to enter semis

Images from the FIFA World Cup Quarter-final match between Portugal and Morocco on Saturday. IMAGE: Morocco players celebrate after the 1-0 win against Portugal. Photograph: Justin......

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